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Table 1 Laboratory findings on the first visit to our institution

From: A lung abscess caused by secondary syphilis – the utility of polymerase chain reaction techniques in transbronchial biopsy: a case report

< Blood cell count >

 White blood cell

7,150 /μL

 Red blood cell

520 × 104 /μL

 Hemoglobin

14.8 g/dL

 Platelet

27.8 × 104 /μL

< Serum chemistry>

 Total protein

8.1 g/dL

 Albumin

4.6 g/dL

 Total-bilirubin

0.5 mg/dL

 Alkaline phosphatase

252 IU/L

 Aspartate transaminase

15 IU/L

 Alanine transaminase

23 IU/L

 γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase

30 IU/L

 Lactate dehydrogenase

158 IU/L

 Blood urea nitrogen

11 mg/dL

 Creatinine

0.84 mg/dL

 C-reactive protein

1.02 mg/dL

 Sodium

141 mmol/L

 Potassium

4.4 mmol/L

 Chlorine

103 mmol/L

< Coagulation>

 Prothrombin time (International normalized ratio)

1.09

 Activated partial thromboplastin time

50 s

< Infection >

 Rapid plasma reagin test

Positive (titers 1:64)

Treponema pallidum hemagglutination test

Positive (titers 1:5,120)

 Hepatitis B surface antigen

Negative

 Hepatitis C antibody

Negative

 Human immunodeficiency virus antibody

Negative

 Aspergillus antigen

Negative

 Cryptococcus antigen

Negative

< Tumor marker >

 Carcinoembryonic antigen

<  1 ng/mL

 Soluble cytokeratin fragment

0.5 ng/mL

 Pro-gastrin releasing peptide

27.0 pg/mL

<Autoantibody>

 Proteinase3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody

<  1 U/mL

 Myeroperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody

<  1 U/mL